During March, the Sector experienced a 7% decrease in Major Crime; a 38% increase in violent crime (8 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 11 in 2010) and a 14% decrease in property crime (59 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 51 in 2010). The 11 violent crimes reported included: 8 Aggravated Assaults and 3 robberies. Of the 11 violent incidents reported 6 have been cleared by arrest and the remaining 5 are still being investigated by detectives. The current trend in Property Crime is thefts related to motor vehicles, to include motor vehicle theft and the theft of mopeds. During this month there were 20 vehicles broken into, 6 vehicles and 5 mopeds stolen.

Throughout the month of March we focused on residential burglaries, thefts from vacant properties and thefts related to vehicles in the Fulton, Church Hill North and Union Hill neighborhoods. During this time officers conducted high visibility assignments such as walking, biking and directed patrol in those areas. They focused on identifying suspicious individuals in each of the focus areas. We were able to have a positive affect on residential burglaries this month, there were only five incidents reported, two of which were domestic related. During the month of April we will continue to focus on thefts related to motor vehicles and plan to distribute flyers in the areas that are affected the most, along with high visibility assignments. We will also utilize high visibility assignments to focus on the recent increase in violent crime.

Crime Trends for March:
Church Hill – thefts related to vehicles.
Chimborazo – no current trend.
Church Hill North – no current trend.
Fulton – Aggravated Assaults and thefts related to vehicles.
Oakwood – no current trend.
Union Hill – thefts related to vehicles.

Sincerely,
Lt. James Laino
First Precinct – Sector 111
2501 Q St.
(O) 646-0572
james.laino@richmondgov.com

CRIME PREVENTION TIPS

Motor Vehicle Theft:
Never leave your car running unattended (don’t warm up your car)
Never leave a spare set of keys in your vehicle
Keep your vehicle locked

Thefts from motor vehicles:
Always keep your vehicle locked.
Don’t leave your car running or spare keys inside.
Take personal items in your home/apartment or secure in the trunk – especially IPod’s, GPS’s and change.
Inform your guests about leaving items in the interior of their vehicles.
To prevent theft of license plates, purchase anti-theft license plate screws ranging from $3 to $10 at your local hardware or auto parts store.

Burglaries:
Make sure you always lock your doors and windows when you leave home.
If you are working in the rear yard, be sure to lock your front door.
Don’t leave items out that can be used to gain entry through a window, such as ladders.
Keep shrubs and trees trimmed.
Make sure sheds and outbuildings are always locked.
Get to know your neighbors –keep a watch on each others property and exchange contact numbers in case there is an emergency.
Don’t leave items unsecured in your yard such as bikes and lawn mowers; this sometimes invites criminals onto your property.
Notify the Police Dept if you are going on vacation or out of town on business.

During February, the Sector experienced a 15% decrease in Major Crime; a 44% decrease in violent crime (9 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 5 in 2010) and a 7% decrease in property crime (30 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 28 in 2010). The 5 violent crimes reported included: 2 Aggravated Assaults and 3 robberies. Of the 5 violent incidents reported 3 have been cleared by arrest and the remaining 2 are still being investigated by detectives. The current trend in Property Crime continues to be residential burglary; there were 7 reported during February, 2 of which were domestic related and 2 occurred to the same residence.

Throughout the month of February we focused on residential burglaries in the Fulton and Church Hill neighborhoods. During this time there were no reported incidents in Church Hill and 5 incidents in Fulton, 2 of which were domestic related. During the month of March our focus remains on residential burglaries in Fulton and Union Hill; officers will conduct high visibility assignments such as walking, biking and directed patrol in those areas. If there is a burglary in your neighborhood I will notify the civic association within 2 days of the incident and ask that the information be disseminated throughout your neighborhood. We will also continue to watch for other crime trends throughout the sector and make the necessary changes to our focus.

As the warm weather approaches I would like to get a jump on addressing environmental issues within each neighborhood. As you travel throughout your neighborhood please take note and notify me of any street lights that are out, vacant properties that need to be boarded and abandoned vehicles.

Crime Trends for February:
• Church Hill – no current trend.
• Chimborazo – no current trend.
• Church Hill North – no current trend.
• Fulton – residential burglary.
• Oakwood – no current trend.
• Union Hill – no current trend.

Sincerely,
Lt. James Laino
First Precinct – Sector 111
2501 Q St.
(O) 646-0572
james.laino@richmondgov.com

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
First Precinct – 646-3602
Non-emergency number 646-5100
Truancy Hotline – 646-ABCD (2223)
Drug Complaints 646-8123

First Precinct – Sector 111
Community Report
July 2009
Lieutenant James J. Laino

During the month of July, the Sector experienced a 19% increase in Major Crime; a 40% decrease in violent crime (15 incidents reported in 2008 compared to 9 in 2009) and a 33% increase in property crime (60 incidents reported in 2008 compared to 80 in 2009). The 9 violent crimes reported included: 1 Aggravated Assaults (Domestic related), 4 Aggravated Assault and 4 robberies. Of the 9 violent incidents reported 4 of them have been cleared by arrest and the remaining 5 are still being investigated by detectives. The current trend in Property Crime continues to be thefts related to motor vehicles and most recently residential burglaries. These burglaries are occurring mainly during the day and to both occupied homes and properties under renovation. The suspect(s) would enter the homes by either kicking in the rear door or through an open rear window.

This month officers and detectives focused in the Church Hill, Church Hill North and Union Hill neighborhoods as a result of the recent crime trends. With the assistance of a maintenance worker, members of First Precinct were able to arrest an individual that just burglarized a home in the 1200 block of N. 30th Street and assaulted the witness. After a short foot pursuit, the suspect was arrested without further incident. It is believed that this individual is involved in other recent residential burglaries and detectives are following up with witnesses. From alert citizens, we have also been able to obtain a description of other possible suspects in recent burglaries and their activity prior to the incident. This information was recently provided in a crime alert that was posted on the Church Hill Peoples News website (see attached crime alert).

We have also obtained a description of a suspect who was observed by a resident breaking into a vehicle in the 300 block of N 22nd St. The witness described the suspect as a black male, approximately 30 years of age, thin build, dark complexion and wearing a horizontally stripped collard shirt. The witness also added that he didn

First Precinct – Sector 111
Community Report
June 2009
Lieutenant James J. Laino
Click here to download a printable version (Word .doc)

During the month of June the Sector experienced a 3% decrease in Major Crime; a 100% increase in violent crime (4 incidents reported in 2008 compared to 8 in 2009) and an 11% decrease in property crime (56 incidents reported in 2008 compared to 50 in 2009). The 8 violent crimes reported included; 2 Aggravated Assaults (Domestic related), 4 Aggravated Assault and 2 robberies. Of the 8 violent incidents reported 6 of them have been cleared by arrest, there are warrants pending for one and detectives are still investigating one. The current trend in Property Crime continues to be thefts related to motor vehicles, which include theft of motor vehicles, and all other larceny which includes everything from bicycles to packages left on the front porch.

Here is breakdown in the crimes reported;

Violent Crime:

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During the month of May the Sector experienced a 49% increase in Major Crime; a 200% increase in violent crime (3 incidents reported in 2008 compared to 9 in 2009) and a 38% increase in property crime (42 incidents reported in 2008 compared to 58 in 2009). The 9 violent crimes reported included; 2 Homicides, 2 Aggravated Assaults (Domestic), 1 Aggravated Assault and 4 robberies. Of the 9 violent incidents reported 4 of them have been cleared by arrest. The current trend in Property Crime continues to be thefts related to motor vehicles, to include the theft of motor vehicles, residential burglaries and all other larceny which includes everything from bicycles to packages left on the front porch. Of the 28 thefts related to motor vehicles reported Fulton and Church Hill North were hit the hardest.

For the full breakdown of the crimes reported you can download the Community Report (PDF) here.